New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-01
THE GOVERNORS last VETO.
HIS ACTION ON THE VEJDER BILL DE-
NOUNCED.
WHAT. Ex-JUDGE DAVIS. AssEMBLfMAN CROSBY
AND OTHERS sAY-liiILs HASTE AND
r,cTr Co<DEM\ED.

What rx-JrDGE DAVIS. AssEMBLYMAN CROSBY
AND OTHERS sAY-HILLs HASTE AND
RAD TASTE CONDEMNED.
G,yerncr Hills veto of the Vedder bill was tue SUB
loot Of a good deal of criticism yesterday from both
democrats and Republicans. E1 Chiel-Iustice Noah
Davis .x,Judge Halves. Assemblyman CROSBY Secre-
tary Cirithr of the AnIi-saloon Republican orsanHf
ton and many others denounced the veto ia unheas
ured terms "The GoveInor's apparent object SAID
J,doe Davis was to cut oil any further discussion
of the measure. To say that no hearing was necessary
nm An important measure like this was absurd The
Governors insoent tone toward the Legislature aua
his hippant treatment OF tns important MATT, ''o
unworthy of a person filling snch high once am
not IN "A mood to talk further on the snoject now ot
shall probably have something to say III the lu'"t'
Mr. Crosby said that the Governor had assuneh
tremendous responsibility in allyIng hnseIi WIN bo
saloons and veoing every measure stcuIard 10
restrict the Liquor traffic He thought IN dong 30 tho
Governor had prac licaly ended his political career
as NO man or party could achieve political success IN
this country by open aince with the rum power
wcll-knowh ID .mocrat who once held a b IN ONCE
and wh) Is known as a temperance man. SAID an
very sorry the Governor vetoed thus bill HIS selection
this OF the last to reach him, Tor veto,
while he had thirty days to act it and while he re-
tans 337 other bills looks ike undue haste TO serve
the cause OF the sIlOoos. expected as much when
heard from a ri-ud that I'd Stokes visiting the
Governor in Albany ast week and that he ID the TOW
ernor's most intimate friend. saw the two driving
in the Park the other day aud heard that the Governor
was with Stokes tor several hours on yacht iho
influence Of such Stokes C mot he Drhebeihi
10 the Governor. The course OF the Democrats IN
Albany and OF the Governor on this snOJeet must
Greatly weaken the party IL can 10 more retain the
confidence OF the people by AIyinS ItselI win ireo
whi.kev than 1t could in ayins itself VITA the slave
power | never part-hn. was oppose 70
slavery ana am equally opposed 10 the rum power,
rhich . the greater evil OF the two. Governor hl
will find that he has made terrible mistake III lead
lny the DEMOCRATS into tnIs hole
A Civ Hall Official said d' not think that the
Vsdder bill was a perfect measure by any means Dut
il would have had beneficial eitrct IL wolli nave
| relieved the paopie OF p3,2JO.OOo IN taxes. lht
money would have come ont OF the proprietor, u
ouor shop, and not on OF the peOpe nor Out al N'
civ a. the Governor lutimstes would he tue case Ia
cnnouud ny the Interests tie city with those 81 hr
auor de alers the Cover nor Makes greet inlS'lN''
| 4 l,b'pk II would have been well Ia make tie tax
higher In the country. nut then that princpe hit nov
been followed by the Governor OF the Legs IT,;
WHY Only last year the G''etn0r appf0'et . "il
| which taxes nOtarirs phONc IA Ne"-iotA ,@tV ~
Buna q and her cities %. aud IN the ruai d-t''S
| - 30 II man in New-lork IL tlry pubIc Tor
other counties in addition TO Ne" York, De hus. pay
SlO TO. New-York and - % iOI each other county;
althoup tie tax tor who Ives la BrookiNn alu
l. ,poontc notary tor other counties Is ohN - ~
| for each county. Now. there are several thOb-aLu
| ootares public IN the STATE Inc Governor III 'nsht
that principle OF taxation was all glt ior notary
putt c. but II is all wrong tor "his>e} dealer no
bn.nes. Ills the ais and ,ums and deals out oeath
| ana le.truction Nny. a Sdpteme Court JUICE teii'
me that from his observation 10 per cent OF All me
| criminal IN This citN are Tue result
uuot That that - per cent OF the mill'hs OF
dollars that this city spends TO m'ntan lts courts
i- and i.vldm- Is the result OF thu hquOi business
And Governor Hill has pat himself ana me Demo
cratic party record sciudy opposing very cas-
| IRE To restrict that pow. Auppo-ius the liquor
dealers la this city should pay more imam IL Tue
country the money come, our Of her pock'ls ana
not oct OF the pc Dple Governor HlIs defence oi thi-
| business anu alliance with the rum power IN my op'n'
! ion marks his pc lticil su'ctIe
| Albert Griffin, chairman al the NATIONAL Ahl saloon
Republican COMMITTEE, wa not snrptisei IN the least
| by the veto Ii lust what 10 he eNpcc eel OF
lin he laid. the light OF h. prcVlo"s action:
think however that the veto will have QUO 20 i effect
N least II will consolidate the saloon clement n"r"
completely with the Democratic part, than ever pre-
seutin does another striking evidence q" TIE lact
that The e iders of that party ar entirely suO>efNrht
Il the shes OF the liquor men In TACT there i no
LONGER any question that the Democratic party 81 TIC
North Is Practically the saloon party. On tbe "ther
hand the course at the Republican N the last Legs
ature shows more clearly than ever the desre at the
partv managers to loose from AMI autdgOniAe thc
! saloon element thiuS It l. safe To sag th" the
course II both parties here, when Ken m CONNECT on
with what has been done by them IN the Legs aiufes
Of other states has sufficiently marked 10 Justify
an ls>ne being made the llQuor me. hFfea' yer
every man who WISHES 10 SUPP II the iun party Ms
snDly TO vote the Democratic ticket while those N"p
voulu extend the influence OF the home rather thdh
thar of tn rum shop must stand wuh the Republican,
Yes | was favor Of the Nrdler bill, because
thou Int II step the right iii rc'ion. ma III ald
that until read these veto messages had the llra
that Hill was "a man oil sOWc intellectual ability. but
| Tins ilu-ion has been dispred In my Judgment
these messages are about smallest exhibitions ~
petfto ung that the public has been compelled 10
eNnmiur iu some time IN state paper Inc Nrdaer
veto on a plane with that at the iigh-licens hli
Tn, Governor either a small head ~ else n u only
acts during thr legisatiy" sessions "a sort OF cmaN'
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